How much water do you use?

Common Household Water Uses

Action:	Amount of water used:
Toilet flush ­single cistern	10 litres	2.2 gallons
Toilet flush ­dual single flush	5 litres	1.1 gallons
Toilet flush ­dual full flush	10 litres	2.2 gallons
Bath	100 litres	21.9 gallons
Shower (10 minutes)	200 litres	43.9 gallons
Dishwasher load	50 litres	10.9 gallons
Washing machine load	150 litres	32.9 gallons
Drinking, cooking, cleaning per person per day	10 litres	2.2 gallons
Hand basin per use	5 litres	1.1 gallons
Garden sprinkler per hour	1000 litres	210.0 gallons
Garden drippier per hour	4 litres	0.9 gallons
Car washing with hose	200 litres	43.9 gallons
Hosing driveway	100 litres	21.9 gallons
Brushing teeth with tap running	5 litres	1.1 gallons

 

Fun Water Facts

1. Water or ice covers about 80% of the world.
2. Only 1% of the world's water is suitable for human needs, 97% is salt water in the ocean and 2% is ice.
3. An average person can survive for nearly two months without food, but less than a week without drinking water.
4. The human body loses 3 to 3.5 litres of water in an average day. This may be Increased by exer-cise and climatic conditions.
5. An average tap flows at a rate of 20 litres per minute, depending on how far it's turned on.